Article 18 Young bovine animals

animals under eight months old; and,

animals under 20 months old if reared without access to pasture land during their whole life in an officially tuberculosis-free F1constituent territory of Great Britain in accordance with Article 1 of Decision 2003/467/EC.

the head and throat; together with palpation and examination of the retropharyngeal lymph nodes (Lnn. retropharyngiales), however, in order to ensure the surveillance of the officially tuberculosis free status, F2the competent authority may decide to carry out further investigations; inspection of the mouth and fauces;

the lungs, trachea and oesophagus; palpation of the lungs; palpation and examination of the bronchial and mediastinal lymph nodes (Lnn. bifurcationes, eparteriales and mediastinales);

the pericardium and heart;

the diaphragm;

the liver and the hepatic and pancreatic lymph nodes, (Lnn. portales);

the gastro-intestinal tract, the mesentery and gastric and mesenteric lymph nodes (Lnn. gastrici, mesenterici, craniales and caudales);

the spleen;

the kidneys;

the pleura and peritoneum;

the umbilical region and the joints of young animals.

incision of the retropharyngeal lymph nodes (Lnn. retropharyngiales); palpation of the tongue;

incision of the bronchial and mediastinal lymph nodes (Lnn. bifurcationes, eparteriales and mediastinales); lengthwise opening of the trachea and the main branches of the bronchi; the lungs shall be incised in their posterior third, perpendicular to their main axes; these incisions are not necessary where the lungs are excluded from human consumption;

lengthways incision of the heart so as to open the ventricles and cut through the interventricular septum;

incision of the gastric and mesenteric lymph nodes;

palpation of the spleen;

incision of the kidneys and the renal lymph nodes (Lnn. renales);

palpation of the umbilical region and the joints. The umbilical region shall be incised and the joints opened; the synovial fluid must be examined.